The Gettin’
About the Performance
Created as one of three repertory works during Kyle Abraham’s tenure as Resident Commissioned Artist at New York Live Arts from 2012–2014, The Gettin’ (2014) is a work for six dancers set to music by Grammy Award-winning jazz artist Robert Glasper and his trio, who reimagine Max Roach’s We Insist! Freedom Now Suite.
- Choreography
- Kyle Abraham in collaboration with the company
- Lighting & Video Design
Dan Scully
- Set Design
Glenn Ligon
- Costume Design
Karen Young
- Music
Robert Glasper’s interpretation of We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
- Music Performed By
Kris Bowers, Otis Brown III, Burniss Earl Travis II, Charenee Wade
- Premiere Cast
Matthew Baker, Winston Dynamite Brown, Tamisha A. Guy, Catherine Kirk, Jae Neal, Jie-Hung Connie Shiau
- Duration
- 30 minutes
- Premiere
- New York Live Arts, New York, NY (2014)
Support
The Gettin' was commissioned and produced by New York Live Arts through its Resident Commissioned Artist Program, with lead support from the Mellon Foundation. The Gettin' is supported, in part, by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. The Gettin' was developed, in part, through a production residency at On the Boards with support from the National Dance Project, with funding from the Mellon Foundation. Support for The Gettin' was also provided to New York Live Arts for the commissioning of this work by MAP Fund.
